Showing posts with label U2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U2. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

New Releases 7/22/08

Sugarland- Love on the Inside
U2- Live from Paris
Candlebox- Into the Sun
CSS- Donkey
Dr. Dog- Fate
Black Kids- Party Traumatic
Brendon Canning- Something for All of Us

Friday, May 16, 2008

This Day in History

2004- Keane started a four week run at Number One on the U.K. charts with their album, "Hopes and Fears."

1987- U2 started a three week run on the US charts with their single, "With or Without You."

1980- Former Buggles members, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes joined Yes. They replaced Rick Wakemen and Jon Anderson.

1966- The Beach Boys released the album, Pet Sounds in the U.S.

1966- Janet Jackson born.

1965- Chris Novoselic of Nirvana born.

1964- Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band born

Monday, April 21, 2008

All Along the Watchtower

"I think Dylan wrote one of the timeless songs of all time when he wrote that song, and it's one of those songs that can be interpreted so many ways.." -Warren Haynes

"All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan. Dylan performed this very song more often at any concert than any of his other compositions. At the end of 2007, it was estimated that he had sung the song 1,748 times on stage.

Dylan, recovering from a motorcycle accident which marked his career shift, had begun to read the Bible on a daily basis. The Book of Isiah, Chapter 21, verses 5-9, contains the words is where Dylan found inspiration for the song.

The song has been covered an uncountable number of artists, including Jimi Hendrix Experience and U2.

The Jimi Hendrix Expierence began to record their cover when Hendrix had been given a copy of Dylan's recording. To the Hendrix cover, Dylan replyed by saying, ""It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day."

U2 covered the song, and then performed the song on tour years later with an additional verse added by Bono. The performance can be seen in their documentary, "Rattle and Hum."

The Dave Matthews version of the song maintains Dylan's three chord structure and key signature, but differs in style. Dave Matthews typically starts the song slow with just vocals and guitar and the rest of the band joins him at the line "the hour is getting late" and the song tempo increasingly picks up.

Other artists to cover the song include Prince, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Eric Clapton, DMC, The Fratellis, Howie Day, The Indigo Girls, John Mellencamp, Lenny Kravitz, Phish, Tori Amos, and Widespread Panic.

Andrew Stockdale, front man of Wolfmother, has stated that the characteristics of their song "Joker and the Thief" came from Dylan's original song, which he has adored for years.

Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix Expierence
Dave Matthews Band
Pearl Jam
Eric Clapton/Lenny Kravitz
The Fratellis
John Mellencamp
Widespread Panic
Wolfmother- "Joker and the Thief"

Thursday, April 17, 2008

New Issue: Rolling Stone Best of Rock 2008

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A new issue of Rolling Stone hits stands this week. It features an article on 175 people, places, and things ruling the rock and roll world right now including best breakthrough, festival band, and MC.

Monday, February 4, 2008

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Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) at the Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra charity soccer match to benefit the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and the Mia Hamm Foundation.

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Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) at the DirectTV Celebrity Beach Bowl.


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Ali Hillfiger and Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes) judging karaoke at Angles and Airwaves in New York City.

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Linkin Park at London's O2 Arena on their 2008 UK Tour.

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U2 at the Sundance Premiere of U2 3D.